Seattle Pre-cruise

[dewats784]

We are flying into Seatlle a few days before our cruise this August. We have not booked a hotel yet, but are thinking of going thru Hotwire for a downtown hotel. I am looking for info on how to get around Seattle without renting a car. We would also like to take a ferry up to Victoria and spend an afternoon there. There will be 5 of us, and am planning on taking a taxi from the airport up to the hotel and also to the port. Any help on what to see and do and how to get around would be much appreciated.

[Sequim88]

From downtown and without a car about the only route to Victoria is using Victoria Clipper.

 

From airport to downtown a shuttle service is probably the best route for 5 people. A couple taxis will probably suffice for hotel to pier (pier 66 if NCL otherwise pier 91 a few miles north of downtown).

 

Without a car you're pretty much limited to sights in and near downtown (Pike Place Market, Seattle Center & Space Needle, waterfront, Pioneer Square, International District, etc...). If the weather is really nice and especially on a weekend day a nice car-less option is light rail to Husky Stadium at U. of Wash. walk a few blocks and watch boats and kayakers in Montlake Cut - the waterway that connects Lake Washington to Lake Union. View of Mt. Rainier from there too if it is clear. Another car-less option out of downtown is walk-on ferry ride to Bremerton or Bainbridge Is. The USS Turner Joy museum right at the Bremerton ferry dock is interesting and often missed.

[shadowmeboy]

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2455925

 

The link above can give you some ideas on what to do. Sequim88's list matches some of them and there are a few other options as well.

[xlxo]

@dewats784: To clarify.... are you pre-cruising during Seafair August 4-6? I hear congestion can be high in getting around.

[dewats784]

We will be there the 12-15 before we get on the ship.

[Eaglecw]

I highly suggest that you start looking for a hotel in Seattle. Your going to find that hotels in Seattle during the cruise season are very expensive. I can tell one place that you don't want to stay at and that would be the Seattle Hotel. Here are the Yelp reviews https://www.yelp.com/biz/hotel-seattle-seattle You could consider staying out near the airport and taking the link into town.

[dewats784]

Considering the Loyal Inn. Anyone have any idea if it would be a good pick?

[shadowmeboy]

Considering the Loyal Inn. Anyone have any idea if it would be a good pick?

 

 

Yes it is a good pick. It's a former Best western. Decent property ran by a good property management firm.

 

 

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